Session Start: Sat Nov 20 23:49:03 1999
* Stardrive lands in front of velocitron
<Velocitron> What?
<Stardrive> How'd you get in here?
<Stardrive> This corridor is level 3 security.
<Velocitron> Uh-oh
<Stardrive> How'd you get on board, anyway?
<Velocitron> ? Ummm...
<Stardrive> Are you looking for admissions?
<Velocitron> uh... Sure, whatever
* Velocitron is real confused
<Stardrive> Ok, follow me, then.
<Velocitron> All right
* Stardrive starts walking down the corridor.
* Velocitron follows Stardrive
<Stardrive> [Comm]  Hey Wait... where are you?
<Stardrive> Hrm... no response.
* Velocitron twiddles his thumbs to pass the time
* Stardrive tries Artifice as well, with the same lack of results.
<Stardrive> [Comm]  Stardrive to anyone?
<Waitstate> [comm] Sorry Star... I was indisposed. What do you need?
* SkySiren walks slowly down the corridor trying to remember all the routes
<Stardrive> [comm] I found some bot wondering around down in a level 3 zone... I think he's trying to find you.
<Waitstate> [comm] Bring him to security. I'll meet you there
<Stardrive> [Comm]  Okey Dokey
<Stardrive> C'mon... this way.
<Velocitron> All right
* Stardrive eventually enters Security.
* Velocitron also enters security
<Stardrive> Where is everyone today?
* Waitstate is waiting for them
* Stardrive glances out the door and sees Skysiren wandering around.
<Stardrive> Hey Wait.
* SkySiren notices Star and nods 'hey'
* Diablo walks back to the sim room
<Waitstate> so... this is our intruder
<Stardrive> Such as he is.
<Velocitron> Hey... I don't want any trouble! I just got lost I guess....
* Diablo looks over the wireframe of himself and Dark-Diablo again
<Stardrive> Seems a rather confused intruder to me.
<Velocitron> You got that right....
<Waitstate> lost? turned down the wrong street and found yourself on my ship or something?
* Diablo makes a big dent in the wall "Slag"
<Velocitron> Uh.. well... you see...
<Stardrive> You know... there was that freighter that we docked with a few hours ago...
* SkySiren throws the map away and walks back to the security room grumbling to herself
<Velocitron> Yeah! The freighter!
<Diablo> This could be bad
<Velocitron> That's it! Hehe. I was on that!
<Stardrive> The question is... why are you now here?
<Diablo> [Comm] Wait, you there?
* Stardrive sees Sky enter.
<Waitstate> I was checking security myself. No one came on board
<Velocitron> Umm... well.. the ship, you see... it , uh...
<Stardrive> Hey Sky.
<Waitstate> [comm] I'm busy Diablo
* SkySiren smiles a little "hello stardrive'
<Diablo> [Comm] Tell me when you're finished, you'll want to hear this.
<SkySiren> Finished?
<Stardrive> Anything that others think you want to hear... you probably don't.
* Diablo shuts down the program and leaves the sim room
<Stardrive> So... how did you get onboard anyway?
<Velocitron> Well, uh.. Oh all right. I stowed aboard a crate on the freighter
<Velocitron> When you docked I came out, thinking this was a station or something
<Velocitron> Guess I was wrong.
<Waitstate> yep, you were
* Diablo continues walking along a corridor, somewhere on the Freedom
<Velocitron> So, you gonna lock me up or something?
<Waitstate> hm. Prob'ly a good idea
<Velocitron> Oops
* SkySiren sits on a nearby console "So tell me what the heck is going on around here'
<Stardrive> I found an intruder wandering around in a level 3 security zone.
<Velocitron> That would be me
<Waitstate> ideas on what we should do with him?
* SkySiren is shocked "what?! and you didn't tell me about this?!"
<Velocitron> Let him go?
<Stardrive> No one answered my comm...
* Diablo wanders into the security room
<Stardrive> I wonder if Junky's running any weird field experiments in engineering...
* Velocitron turns pale
<Stardrive> Last week he had all the viewscreens running inverted colors...
* SkySiren "Well we'd better see what he wants and then go from there'
<Waitstate> I miss Maximus...
<Stardrive> And depths...
* Diablo stands against a wall and watches the others
* Velocitron wonders if they forgot about him
* Velocitron hopes they did
* Stardrive looks at Velocitron
<Diablo> So who's the new bot?
<Stardrive> What IS your name, anyway?
* Stardrive looks at the unknown bot that will someday be known as velocitron.
* Diablo is glad that he doesn't have to worry about the alien programming anymore
<Stardrive> Not talking, eh?
<Velocitron> Huh? Oh, my name is Velocitron
* Diablo wonders what caused his body to change back when Dark-Diablo was created, apart from the alien programming
<Stardrive> Velocitron, eh?
<Velocitron> That's my name!
<Velocitron> Don't wear it out! He he he
* Velocitron notices no one's lauging
* Diablo glares at the new bot
* SkySiren watches the new bot very carefully
<Stardrive> I'll do the jokes around here.
* Diablo opens his spiderbot holder "Damn, out of Spiderbots, they'd be handy right now."
* SkySiren laughs at that
<Waitstate> I'll leave this guy in your capable hands. 
* Velocitron gulps audibly
* Waitstate gets up
<Waitstate> I trust you *laughs ominously, then leaves*
* SkySiren doesn't take her optics off of vel "So how did you get here?"
<Stardrive> Gee... thanks.
* Misfit sulks in the bar.
<Velocitron> Ask him *points to Stardrive*
* SkySiren looks at star "well?"
* Waitstate wanders in to the bar to clean up the place
<Stardrive> Who's under interrogation here?
<Waitstate> oh... didn't realize anyone was here
<Misfit> I don't have anywhere else to be.
<Waitstate> I thought we set you up with quarters...
<Diablo> I'll make this Velocitron guy talk
* Stardrive looks at Velocitron.
<Stardrive> Answer the question.
<Velocitron> Sorry
* Stardrive looks at Diablo "Not yet... maybe soon."
<Velocitron> I stowed away on a freighter that docked 'bout an hour ago, and made the mistake of coming here
<Misfit> Well, yeah, but that's the first place Strike will look for me.
* SkySiren's optics become darker "What kind of game is going on here?!"
* Misfit realises what she said and shuts up quickly.
<Velocitron> Uh-oh
<Waitstate> what NOW?
<Stardrive> So... what do we do with you?  Make you wash dishes to pay your way?
<Velocitron> Sure, anything!
<Misfit> um...
<Diablo> You two aren't going to get any info out of him this way.
<Misfit> .... she's in one of her moods?
<Waitstate> Ahhh
<Waitstate> yes, I'm familiar
* SkySiren is uneasy and walks over to star taking him to the side "I don't feel comfortable with him on the ship, perhaps he should stay in the brig?"
<Waitstate> however... what did YOU do?
<Stardrive> Watch him for a minute, Diablo... but just watch him...
<Misfit> She ordered me out of her sight. Which means she'll be looking for me shortly....
* Stardrive activates a sound dampening field.
<Diablo> I'll try not to hurt him
<Velocitron> .....
<Stardrive> I don't know... he doesn't seem dangerous...
<Misfit> I was... uh... well, I was trying to be nice for a change...
<Waitstate> *suspicious* Uh-huh...
<SkySiren> But we don't know anything about this guy. Why would he come on this ship?
<Stardrive> He says he was trying for a starbase... stowed away in a cargo container.
* Diablo extends his blade, "Try anything, and this gets shoved in your head."
* Misfit shuffles around a bit.
<Stardrive> Could be your standard hitchhiker
* Velocitron nods very slowly towards Diablo
<SkySiren> Yes, or there could be more to it. Being a neutral faction doesn't exactly go over well with the war
<Waitstate> I know she tends to fly off the handle, but there's usually SOMETHING at the head of it
<Misfit> How was I supposed to know that button erased stuff? She's always configuring stuff weird...
<Waitstate> gyah...
<Misfit> Well, she was in a mood before this. I was just tryin' to improve it before Hurricane Strike descended on the rest of you bunch...
<Misfit> And *THAT* I dunno anything about.
<Stardrive> I don't know... put him in the comfortable cell for now...  I'll talk to Wait about what to do from there... probably boot him off at the next port.
<Waitstate> Anyway... do you want something? A drink, snack, anything?
<SkySiren> yes sir
* Stardrive disables the sound dampening field.
<Misfit> A snack would be nice...
* SkySiren steps away and slowly moves towards vel
<Waitstate> any preferences?
<Stardrive> Diablo, help Sky if she needs it... I'll be somewhere else.
<Misfit> not really.
* Waitstate gets up and heads around the bar
<Waitstate> careful... you might get a turkey sandwich
<Diablo> Ok Stardrive
* Stardrive exits Security, leaving Velocitron to wonder what will become of him.
<Stardrive> Computer... locate da boss man.
* Velocitron looks over to Sky
<Misfit> what's a turkey... what?
<Velocitron> So, what's the verdict?
* SkySiren is beside Vel "Come with me please'
<Waitstate> organic food
* Velocitron nods and follows
<Misfit> oh... never much liked that.
<Stardrive> Computer?
* SkySiren looks over to diablo 'you coming?"
<Stardrive> Oh for bootin' up cold...
* Stardrive scanns the communications ports...
<Stardrive> There he is.
* Stardrive heads for the bar.
* Waitstate comes back over with a plate full of fuel concentrate solids
<Waitstate> have a cookie? :)
* Misfit smiles "Thanks!"
* Stardrive enters the bar.
* Waitstate smiles back
<Diablo> Yeah, I'm coming
<Waitstate> I have some of Terra's smoothies too
* Stardrive rummages behind the bar for the mini-cube garnishes.
* Velocitron wonders why it's taking so long
* Waitstate waves at Stardrive
<Waitstate> cookie?
* SkySiren heads for the brig 'no offense velocitron but your residence for awhile is going to be the brig'
<Stardrive> What kind?
<Waitstate> fuel solid
<Velocitron> Sure, whatever
<Misfit> That's ok, this is fine.
<Diablo> Don't worry Velocitron, it's a nice place
<Waitstate> you sure?
* Velocitron steps in to the brig, looking rather depressed
* Waitstate pulls out a few cartons from seemingly nowhere
<Misfit> Hey, SD, stay clear of Strike... she's in a *mooood*. And you haven't seen me if she asks!
* SkySiren walks on vel's right as she opens the cell door
* Velocitron trudges into the cell
<Stardrive> Ok.
* Diablo waves his blade around
* Misfit eats her plateful of fuel solids.
* SkySiren closes the door and locks it "Don't worry, you'll be let out when this is cleared up'
* Stardrive sits down at the bar.
<Velocitron> Just gimme a chance! I'm really not a bad guy! I used to be an Autobot you know! 
<Diablo> An Autobot eh, don't remember seeing you
<Stardrive> I gave our passenger temporary guest quarters in the brig.
<Waitstate> so... you settling in ok?
<SkySiren> Neither do I matter of fact
<Diablo> Where were you stationed?
* Stardrive tosses a mini-cube into the air and catches it in his mouth.
<Misfit> Me? I'm ok, I guess.
<Velocitron> Some weird 'ol planet. I was part of an exploration group
<Diablo> Uh huh, and why aren't you an Autobot now?
<Misfit> Kinda different, not having to watch my back all the time...
<Velocitron> Got bored..... Exploration's not my thing. Now Fightin' on the other hand...
<SkySiren> Who was your commander?
<Waitstate> Nice, isnt it? :)
<Velocitron> Commander? lemme think
* Misfit nods slowly.
* SkySiren crosses her arms
* Diablo becomes more interested upon the mentioning of fighting
<Velocitron> I don't recall the name. I know he was a plane of some sort
<Misfit> I miss Rogue and them, though. Strike won't let me contact them.
<Diablo> Tell us more about this fighting
<Waitstate> Rogue?
* SkySiren laughs
<SkySiren> Well *that* really slims it down
<Stardrive> One of the X-men?
<Velocitron> Oh yeah. I was designed for combat! First strike capability!
<Misfit> One of the what?
<SkySiren> What did the commander look like? I'm sure you can at least remember *that* much
* Diablo burst out laughing
<Diablo> If you say so
<Waitstate> Ignore him. Too much Earth TV
<Waitstate> Who is Rogue?
<Misfit> Rogue's part of our... well, I guess not anymore. But was part of our crew.
<Velocitron> hmmm..... Red, I remember red, with white highlights
* SkySiren turns to diablo with a grin "Well..that's only more than half the army'
<Misfit> He was an Autobot at one point. She never did care much about who was what political persuasion.
<Diablo> How tall was he, really big?
<Misfit> Earth TV... miss that. :)
<Velocitron> Nah, mini-car size. Little, but real crabby
<Waitstate> You think he'd want to join?
<Diablo> isn't familiar
<SkySiren> What was the search mission about?
<Misfit> I don't know.
<Velocitron> Cybertonium I think
<SkySiren> cybertonium?
<Velocitron> yeah, used it for repairs
<Velocitron> Greenish stuff
<Diablo> How about we leave him in his cell here to clear up his memory, I've got more important things about ship security to talk about right now.
* SkySiren shrugs "alright"
<Waitstate> why shouldn't we contact him?
<Velocitron> *sigh* maybe I can get some rest
<Misfit> If she doesn't want me to, I'll let it go..
* Misfit shrugs
* Velocitron powers down for a nap
<Misfit> She doesn't want them to know where we're at.
<Misfit> er, where I'm at.
* Misfit shakes her head.
<Waitstate> hm. More hidden stuff.
* SkySiren gives him one last look and sits down nearby to guard
<Misfit> They think she's dead, anyhow.
<Waitstate> a lot of people seem to think that
<Diablo> Since Waitstate is off somewhere else and you're the only security person around here I'll tell you.
<SkySiren> What is it?
* Misfit looks troubled.
<Misfit> If that's what she wants...
* Diablo loads the program into the nearest console and brings up the wireframe images
* SkySiren remains quiet
<Misfit> Calling her Strike about drives me crazy, but what am I going to do? *mutters*
* Diablo points to the screen "This is me, and thats Dark-Diablo"
<Waitstate> care to elaborate?
* SkySiren blinks
<SkySiren> Dark diablo?
<Diablo> he is identical to me before Dominion nicked off with me back at New Iceland
<SkySiren> Is he a threat in any way to the crew?
* Misfit looks at Stardrive and then back to Waitstate.
<Misfit> No, that's ok
<Diablo> Of course he is
<SkySiren> What does he want?
* Diablo points to the sparks on the wireframes
<Waitstate> I wish you guys would stop being so mysterious
* Stardrive gets up.
<Diablo> His spark is a duplicate of mine
<Misfit> I'm trying to respect her wishes.
* SkySiren isn't happy
<Stardrive> I'll tell you about the intruder later...
<SkySiren> wonderful
* Stardrive exits the bar.
<Diablo> he knows everthing I know up until when he was created at the asteroid
<Diablo> that's why he managed to get on here without being noticed until power went offline
<Waitstate> I've gotta stop trusting people so easily I guess. Having to keep so many secrets can't be good
<SkySiren> And let me guess, he's coming back for a family reunion right?
<Diablo> Nope, but he's still a security risk to the ship
<Diablo> anything about the ship's systems I knew, he knows
<Misfit> You know her name isn't Strike. I told you that. You just didn't know the 'bot attached to that name.
<SkySiren> Why didn't you mention this before?
<Diablo> because as soon as I got back I was put in stasis and got the alien programming taken out of me
<SkySiren> So what do you suggest to do?
<Misfit> She may've been the commander, but he was the glue that kept us all together.
<Waitstate> I can't imagine why she wouldn't want to stay in touch...
<Diablo> Find some way to make what he knows useless
<SkySiren> We can't very well change all the systems in the ship
<Diablo> I know that
* Misfit laughs.
<SkySiren> Have you told this to Stardrive and the others?
<Misfit> You haven't heard her theory of why you can't let one know where you are?
<Diablo> Not yet, haven't had a chance to
<Misfit> I know that speech so well I could recite it backwards. :)
<Waitstate> Ok, I'm interested 
<SkySiren> I think they'd appreciate knowing this
<Diablo> Well I'll be going now to tell them
* Diablo leaves and walks into the corridor
* SkySiren puts her feet up and leans against the wall relaxing
<Misfit> The abbreviated version goes like so....'It's like the earth game of dominos, Mis. You tell one, then they tell one... and soon enough, everyone knows!'
<Diablo> Computer, locate Waitstate
<Computer> Waitstate is on Deck 4, Neutral Ground Bar
* Misfit receives a shortwave comm transmission directed only to her.
<Waitstate> hmph... paranoia rears its ugly head
* Diablo heads for the Bar
<Misfit> Uh oh... she's looking for me. 
<Waitstate> oh?
<Misfit> She wasn't like that when the real Strike was around.
<Waitstate> death can change people... but it's more than that, isnt it?
<Misfit> yeah... I figure I have a little while before she makes it down here....
* Diablo arrives in the plaza and walks into the bar
<Misfit> yeah, it is.
* Waitstate sees Diablo
<Waitstate> Hi. Want a co- oh... nevermind.
<Diablo> You busy now?
<Waitstate> erm, sorta. Why?
<Diablo> Only a potential security risk to the ship
* Misfit checks the time.
<Waitstate> oh... that all?
<Diablo> which is our friend Dark-Diablo
<Waitstate> gah
<Misfit> OK, I'll be off now, before the storm hits... ciao.
* Misfit hurries out the door of the bar.
<Waitstate> Looks like my schedule just cleared
* Diablo sits at the table
<Diablo> Good
* Stardrive re-enters the bar.
<Diablo> To make this short, it seems like he is an exact duplicate of my old body
<Diablo> His spark is also an exact duplicate
<Waitstate> he who?
<Diablo> Dark-Diablo, I already said that
<Stardrive> Then... why is he evil?
<Waitstate> oh, sorry. So you did
<Diablo> Anyway, what ever I knew before I got taken from New Iceland, he knows
<Waitstate> what DID you know? Couldn't have been much, no offense
<Diablo> He is evil because the whole point of Dominion taking me was to alter and reprogram me to do exactly what he wanted
<Diablo> but something went wrong and made a duplicate of me, and it interacted with the alien programming and altered my body
<Waitstate> Do you have ANY idea how silly that sounds?
<Waitstate> Then again, I suppose stranger things have happened here...
* Shadowstrike enters the bar.
<Diablo> Well it seems silly to you, but it is also a big threat
<Diablo> I guess the only way to fix this is to go on a hunt
<Waitstate> Silly? No, I didn't say that...
* Diablo gets up and leaves
* Shadowstrike glares at Diablo as he passes her.
<Diablo> You had better just hope he doesn't return here looking for me
<Stardrive> *inaudibly to any but Wait* Red alert...
* Diablo heads for his quarters
* Waitstate looks up
* Shadowstrike glares at SD and Wait.
<Waitstate> Hi 'Strike...
* Waitstate gets up and grabs another plate
* Shadowstrike collects herself for a moment.
<Waitstate> cookie?
* Stardrive waves cheerfully to Strike
<Shadowstrike> Have you two seen that large neon green pain in the diodes?
<Waitstate> I guess not...
* Diablo enters his quarters and begins to create spiderbots
<Waitstate> who do you mean?
<Shadowstrike> *grating* MISFIT.
<Waitstate> perhaps... why do you ask?
* Dead-Lift heads for the bar
<Diablo> [comm to Novaburst] Get the others, we're leaving and going on a hunt
<Novaburst> [Comm] Care if I ask why?
* Shadowstrike narrows her optics.
<Shadowstrike> So you HAVE seen her... where did she go?
<Waitstate> in all honesty, I don't know
<Waitstate> why are you stalking her?
<Diablo> [comm to Novaburst] Because there's a new threat thanks to me and we're going to dispose of it before anyone onboard gets hurt
<Shadowstrike> She erased several terrabits of information from my computer station....*growls*
<Waitstate> surely you kept backups if it was important?
<Novaburst> [Comm] Ahh, I see. We'll meet you at your quarters soon
<Shadowstrike> I can't keep backups of everything!
<Diablo> [comm to Novaburst] Good, bring all the Spiderbots you've got too, we'll be needing them
* Waitstate decides not to argue
* Diablo gives up on the spiderbot
<Waitstate> Maybe I can restore the data. Mind if I take a look?
<Shadowstrike> No, I don't MIND, but I already tried that.
<Waitstate> no offense, but this really is my area of expertise. I may know a few methods you don't
* Novaburst and the others arrive at Diablo's quarters
* Shadowstrike starts to argue, but thinks better of it.
<Shadowstrike> Fine, fine... 
* Diablo leaves a message on the console in his quarters
<Diablo> Good, you're here. Follow me
* Diablo and the others go to the shuttle bay
<Stardrive> Hey Wait... before you go...
<Stardrive> Just so you know, the intruder is in the brig... I figure we'll just boot him off at the next port.
<Waitstate> probably a good idea
<Stardrive> He's been searched and all... nothing.
* Diablo opens up the bay doors
<Chameleon> We going to take a shuttle?
* Stardrive eats more mini-cubes
<Diablo> No, we're going to do something risky
<Stardrive> Oh... and I changed the codes for everything Diablo knew about... 
<Waitstate> good
<Firestorm> Um..The doors dont seem to be opening
<Diablo> Slag
<Diablo> Well Firestorm, it's up to you to open the door for us
<Stardrive> Oh... and hopefully the communications will be back to normal in a couple hours... Junky is indeed testing something again.
<Waitstate> Well, I suppose I should get to work. I've locked down the filesystem, so I imagine I'd better get to it before the complaints start rolling in
<Stardrive> Hehehe
* Firestorm transforms to Flametank mode
<Stardrive> Well, with the comm systems being dampened...
<Firestorm> here it goes
* Firestorm tries to melt a hole through the door
<Computer> Security Alert. Fire supression system activated in the launch bay.
<Waitstate> Oh slag... it must be Diablo
* Waitstate runs out to a lift
* Shadowstrike follows Wait
<Firestorm> This doesn't seem to be working
<Waitstate> * Fire alarms are blaring in the bay *
* Stardrive follows also
<Diablo> Give it just a bit longer
* Waitstate runs in
<Waitstate> Computer, activate emergency fire evac sequence!
* A containment field pops up around the group
<Firestorm> Slag, it won't melt through
* Stardrive screeches to a halt behind Waitstate
<Shadowstrike> What the?
* The bay doors open, evacuating the atmosphere
* And Diablo's group as well, unfortunatly
<Stardrive> Give a hoot... don't pollute... 
<Stardrive> Too late, though.
<Diablo> Here it goes
<Waitstate> Can't have fire without oxygen...
<Diablo> Everyone, merge and form Hyperion
* Diablo and the others merge into Hyperion
<Waitstate> ok... I don't think they're in a good mood
* Waitstate closes the bay doors
<Hyperion> I'll be back once I have destroyed Dark-Diablo
* Stardrive waves bye-bye as the doors close.
<Waitstate> erm, did I just give them what they wanted?
<Stardrive> Oh great... they're going after Dark-Diablo...
<Stardrive> It looks that way...
* Hyperion starts to move away but an explosion goes off, separating Hyperion into the six bots
<Shadowstrike> I think so...
* Waitstate looks at the door
<Waitstate> damn, it's gonna need a new paint job
* Stardrive picks up some screaming over comm frequencies...
<Diablo> Damn, I'm still to unstable to stay merged
<Stardrive> Uh... I think they're having a little problem.
<Waitstate> are they now?
<Waitstate> too bad for them...
<Chameleon> Great one Diablo
<Waitstate> [comm] Cirrus, at your earliest convenience, move us into a new orbit please
<Waitstate> <Cirrus> [comm] Uhh... sure thing
<Diablo> *madly* Why isnt this working
<Waitstate> I'll let the six of them deal with their own problems for a while
<Stardrive> Just gonna let em float around in space, eh?
<Waitstate> they wanted out. They're out.
<Waitstate> come on... party's over I guess
<Diablo> merge and form Hyperion
<Stardrive> Yep
<Chameleon> Um, no, I dont think so
<Waitstate> get a drone in here to paint the door though
<Diablo> You'll do what I say Chameleon
* Stardrive logs the job into the drone database.
<Chameleon> No I won't
<Stardrive> So... off to get back Shadow's data?
* Chameleon, Novaburst and Starstorm transform to jet modes, pick up Firestorm and Ghost-Stalker, and leave Diablo floating in space
<Waitstate> yep
* Stardrive blanks out for a second.
* Waitstate heads off to the computer room to work on the user system
* Stardrive hurries to catch up.
<Stardrive> Looks like they ditched Diablo...
<Waitstate> *walking* Oh?
<Stardrive> I checked on the ship's sensors.
<Stardrive> They can't hold their form.
<Waitstate> that's a relief
<Stardrive> And apparently they've left Diablo floating in the void.
<Waitstate> a bot that size could do some damage. 
<Diablo> I'll get you five
<Stardrive> Their goal was, I believe, to hunt down that Dark diablo character.
<Waitstate> Diablo wanted out just as much as the rest. Some time in space should cool him off
<DiabloChameleon> Not likely while you're stuck out here
<Waitstate> make sure he doesn't start falling in to re-entry though
<Stardrive> He's floating away... into open space.  
<Stardrive> We can always find him later.
<Waitstate> keep sensors on him I guess
<Stardrive> Ah... here's the computer room.
<Waitstate> yep
* Waitstate walks in
* Chameleon, Novaburst and Starstorm fly around the Freedom
* Waitstate sits down at the system interface
<Waitstate> You gonna watch or something?
<Stardrive> Hopefully, I have nothing else to do. ;)
<Stardrive> But... well...
<Stardrive> When are we going to get out of here... this planet... well... 
<Stardrive> I'd just like to get away from here...
<Waitstate> yeah, me too. Soon. I've got a few shipments of supplies coming up first
<Stardrive> Ok... 
<Stardrive> I guess I'll head back to the bridge...
<Waitstate> alright. Seeya...
<Stardrive> 'later.
* Stardrive exits the computer room.
* Waitstate turns his attention to the monitors
<Waitstate> ah yes... root access.
<Waitstate> not so much of an accomplishment I guess, when it's your own system... heh
* Stardrive's face appears on one of the monitors
<Stardrive> Nope.
* Stardrive's face disappears
* Diablo looks around. "Stupid planet, why'd we have to come here anyway?"
* Waitstate disables local comm
<Waitstate> damn annoyance...
<Waitstate> geez... she should have let me at it before starting herself. Some of this stuff is just plain GONE...
* Diablo arms his cannons and fires towards the planet. "Slagging place"
<Waitstate> ugh... Decepticon file system
<Waitstate> note to self: limit permissions on non-computer personell
* Diablo fires again "Everyone down there should be reduced to scrap and made into barrels"
* Waitstate fiddles with the file tables
* Stardrive's face appears on one of the monitors again.
* Diablo spots a satellite coming towards him and shoots at it. "Hope that stuffed up something down there"
<Stardrive> What if you move this over there....
* Stardrive looks away for a moment
<Waitstate> Stardrive, I know where you keep your polka music
<Stardrive> Doh... Diablo just shot down a sattelite!
* Diablo puts his cannons away and takes out his blade
* Stardrive takes over the sattelies's operations...
<Stardrive> I've taken over its operations with the ship's systems and caught the satellite in a tractor beam... 
<Stardrive> I'll have to haul it inside and get Junky to fix it...
<Stardrive> Slaggin' Diablo.
<Stardrive> Stardrive out.
* Diablo slashes away at the satellite as it travels past
* Stardrive's face disappears.
<Diablo> *Shouting madly* Do that again and you'll regret it once I get back
<Stardrive> [comm]  That satellite is coming out of your pay.
* Stardrive sets the comm station on auto and slumps into the command chair.
* Stardrive sighs...
<Stardrive> Another eventful day in LONAC.
* Waitstate continues to work on the computer. File system recovery isn't fast work
* Diablo catches a ride on an odd piece of space junk that floats by
* Ending scene: Diablo floating by on some space junk, with the Freedom orbiting the planet as a backdrop
Session Close: Sun Nov 21 04:45:29 1999